Greyfriars Kirk (Greyfriars Bobby) - a photo on Flickriver

Greyfriars was built on the site of a pre-Reformation Franciscan monastery, which explains how the name of the Kirk came to be (so-called after the robes that the friars wore). However, following the Scottish Reformation of 1560, the grounds of the Franciscan monastery (which was then on the outskirts of the city) passed into the possession of Mary Queen of Scots, who subsequently granted it to the town council, for use as a burial ground, later bordered by the famous Flodden Wall.
By the end of the sixteenth century, a new church was needed for the south-west parish of the city and building work began on Greyfriars in 1602. Greyfriars was to be the first post-Reformation church built in Edinburgh – however, progress was slow, and the new church did not open until Christmas Day 1620.

greyfriarskirk.com/history/

The Headstone, front centre, is a memorial to Greyfriars Bobby whose statue is outside the church precints.

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Taken in: United Kingdom / Scotland / Edinburgh / Lauriston (show map)

Taken on: March 11, 2019

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Camera: Nikon D3300, f/9.0, 1/320 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Windows Photo Editor 10.0.10011.16384
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